desmoid tumours

Aggressive Fibromatosis / Desmoid Tumour

Benign aggressive 

- most serious of all benign STT

Types

1.  Intra-abdominal 

- association familial polyposis coli & Gardner's syndrome

- aggressive infiltration

- death from retroperitoneal extension

2.  Extra-abdominal 

Non-metatasizing locally aggressive STT